# FEC API: Get candidate fundraising > Gets a federal candidate's fundraising and spending for a two-year FEC cycle. If several names match, returns the match with the most reported receipts. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FEC. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/fec.gov/get-candidate-fundraising - Method: `fec.gov/get_candidate_fundraising`, version 1 - Website: fec.gov - Returns: candidate name, office, party, state, district, total raised, total spent, cash on hand, debts, individual contributions, coverage end date, principal committee, FEC ids - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `state` | string | no | `"NY"` | State postal abbreviation to distinguish candidates, for example MA. | | `office` | string | no | `"house"` | Office to distinguish candidates, for example senate. Defaults to any. One of "any", "president", "senate", "house". Default "any". | | `candidate` | string | yes | `"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez"` | Candidate name, for example Elizabeth Warren. | | `election_year` | integer | no | `2024` | Two-year election cycle, for example 2024. Defaults to the FEC's current cycle. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input: ```json { "state": "NY", "office": "house", "candidate": "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez", "election_year": 2024 } ``` Its output: ```json { "cycle": 2024, "debts": 0, "party": "Democratic Party", "state": "NY", "office": "House", "currency": "USD", "district": "14", "total_spent": 16716492.89, "cash_on_hand": 3734646.88, "total_raised": 15299235.57, "candidate_link": "https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8NY15148/?cycle=2024&election_full=false", "candidate_name": "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez", "fec_candidate_id": "H8NY15148", "fec_committee_id": "C00639591", "coverage_end_date": "2024-12-31", "individual_contributions": 14866494.81, "principal_campaign_committee": "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez For Congress", "incumbent_challenger_open_seat": "Incumbent" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"fec.gov/get_candidate_fundraising","input":{"state":"NY","office":"house","candidate":"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez","election_year":2024}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - How much has Elizabeth Warren raised and spent in the 2024 federal cycle? - What are the total receipts, cash on hand, and debts for the Senate candidate Ted Cruz from Texas in 2022? - Show me the individual contributions and coverage end date for the House candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York for the 2024 cycle. - I need the FEC fundraising totals for presidential candidate Ron DeSantis for the 2024 election, including his principal committee. - Look up campaign finance figures for Massachusetts Senate candidate Ed Markey for the 2020 cycle, including party and FEC IDs. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "candidate" ], "properties": { "state": { "type": "string", "description": "State postal abbreviation to distinguish candidates, for example MA." }, "office": { "enum": [ "any", "president", "senate", "house" ], "type": "string", "default": "any", "description": "Office to distinguish candidates, for example senate. Defaults to any." }, "candidate": { "type": "string", "description": "Candidate name, for example Elizabeth Warren." }, "election_year": { "type": "integer", "description": "Two-year election cycle, for example 2024. Defaults to the FEC's current cycle." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "candidate_name", "office", "party", "state", "district", "incumbent_challenger_open_seat", "cycle", "total_raised", "total_spent", "cash_on_hand", "debts", "individual_contributions", "currency", "coverage_end_date", "principal_campaign_committee", "candidate_link", "fec_candidate_id", "fec_committee_id" ], "properties": { "cycle": { "type": "integer" }, "debts": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "party": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "state": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "office": { "type": "string" }, "currency": { "type": "string", "const": "USD" }, "district": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "total_spent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "cash_on_hand": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "total_raised": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "candidate_link": { "type": "string" }, "candidate_name": { "type": "string" }, "fec_candidate_id": { "type": "string" }, "fec_committee_id": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "coverage_end_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "individual_contributions": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "principal_campaign_committee": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "incumbent_challenger_open_seat": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } } ``` ## See more - [FEC API: Search federal candidates](https://fous.com/methods/fec.gov/search-candidates.md): Lists federal candidates for an office and election year from FEC data, ranked by total money raised. 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